Nathan
Nathan
Gender | Male |
Age | 9-10 |
Hair Color | Dirty Blonde (long) |
Occupation | Student* Drug Dealer* |
Voiced by | Trey Parker |
First Appearance | Up the Down Steroid |
About
Nathan is an unpopular, handicapped fourth grader with Down's Syndrome who is forced to go to the Lake Tardicaca Summer Camp with other handicapped children every year because his two-faced and abusive parents force him so they can go on luxurious trips, such as to Italy, while pretending they can't understand what he's saying. His team has lost every activity at summer camp for years to the Blue Team, lead by Jimmy Valmer, Nathan's sworn enemy. He also worked on the side as a steroid dealer during the Special Olympics, and made sure Jimmy was one of his customers.
Nathan pretends to be extremely mentally handicapped and harmless around adults like his mother and camp counselers ("I like to go to sleep at night-time!", "I'm afraid of bears!") and even feigns friendship with his rivals, but when alone with his best friend and henchman Mimsy and certain other kids displays sadistic tendencies, attempting to kill both Jimmy and Timmy Burch in separate instances. Nonetheless, Nathan's plans almost always backfire one way or another, almost as often from his own error as those of his assistant, and he has been traumatically raped at least three times, twice by a freshwater Lake Tardicaca Shark.
He teamed up with Princess Kenny and Stan Marsh in favor of the PlayStation 4 - surprisingly enough, the same system of choice as Jimmy Valmer. Any attempts to sabotage the Xbox One team remains undocumented.
Nathan also struck up a friendship with PC Principal to become the editor of the South Park Elementary's Super School News in Jimmy's absence, where he worked for the agenda of the computer advertisements, such as Leslie Meyers.
Memorable Quotes
- "Shut up MIMSY!!"
- "I can't stand him, Mimsy. That Jimmy kid makes my fuckin... skin crawl." (Crippled Summer)
- "Uh, my name is Nathan. I'm disabled." (Crippled Summer)
- "I'm sick and tired of your stupidity, Mimsy! You are the biggest idiot I have ever met! And from now on, if I wanna do something, I'm gonna do it myself!" (Crippled Summer)
- "I hate you, Jimmy. I fucking hate you with everything in my entire being. " (Crippled Summer)
- "We hate camp, Mimsy. The singing, the competitions, Jimmy Valmer getting all the chicks. " (Handicar)
- "Let me give you guys a hot news flash: If you want to hurt a crippled kid, you don't break his FUCKING LEGS!!" (Handicar)
- "Let me ask you a question. Do you want to see my dick?" (Handicar)
- "This is very difficult, Mom. But um... You know how every year I go to summer camp? Well, I hate it. I hate it and I don't want to go anymore. " (Handicar)
- "Do you really think all the changes happening to this town are just coincidence? This goes so much deeper than you can possibly imagine, Jim. Everyone's about to learn the truth. And then... There's a war coming. A war, Jim. And I'm just gonna make sure I'm on the right side of it." (Sponsored Content)
- "Did I do good, computer? I think the sponsored content fooled them. I hope I made you happy. Can you see me, computer? Do you know what I'm thinking right now? Ahh, thanks, computer." (Truth and Advertising)
Analogies
- "Now listen, everybody. If you're a sheepherder, and there's a snake taking away your sheep, what do you do to the snake? " (Handicar)
- "If you're a sheepherder and a snake is killing your sheep, you just need to have the snake get sued for sexual misconduct."
- "If you're a sheepherder, and a snake is killing your sheep, all you have to do is prove to the sheep that the snake is a completely inferior entity."
Family
Though they appear sweet and well-intentioned, Nathan's abusive and selfish parents seek to be rid of him whenever possible so they can have fun without him.
Close Friends
Nathan's only true close friend is Mimsy, who will do whatever Nathan asks... to the best of his limited ability, at least. Nathan nonetheless keeps his companion around - someone has to do the dirty work for him.
Rivals
Nathan's biggest rivals are Timmy and Jimmy, the most popular handicapable kids in the town of South Park.
Featured Episodes
- Up the Down Steroid (s08e03; debut)
- Crippled Summer (s14e07)
- Black Friday (s17e07)
- A Song of Ass and Fire (s17e08; cameo)
- Titties and Dragons (s17e09; cameo)
- Handicar (s18e04)
- Sponsored Content (s19e08)
- Truth and Advertising (s19e09)
Video Games
South Park: The Stick of Truth
He was originally slated for a role in the game with Mimsy - their friend icons are in the game's files - but their role is unknown.
Bonus Factoids
- Some say he bares a resemblance to cult comedian Mitch Hedburg, who died in 2005 -- but Nathan bears an even stronger one to Sean Costello, who worked with Matt and Trey on How's Your News.
- Unlike most South Park characters, Nathan's head is seen primarily from the sides and only briefly may look directly forward.
- He and Mimsy are both homages to the Looney Tunes cartoon characters Rockys and Mugsy; a poster for the two appears in
his bedroom in "Handicar".
- In Nathan's first two appearances, he is only seen in incidental gear, but his 'main' look is first seen in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in "Black Friday".